Young at Art

Even veteran dealers have surrendered their walls to unproven talents

By

Alexandra Peers

Updated Sept. 24, 2005 12:01 a.m. ET

New York -- A golf cart rolled down Manhattan's Grand Street earlier this month, right behind a tall sculpture of giant, gleaming golden breasts. A kick line of dancers in fluorescent bikinis came next, then a big inflatable cat. It made no sense, but it was colorful, and the parade -- New York's first ever "Art Parade" -- attracted a crowd of hundreds. Its final destination: The gallery of Jeffrey Deitch, busy filming a reality show starring emerging artists for the Gallery HD satellite TV channel.